[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 79976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30973]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 35177]


Genesee & Wyoming Inc.--Control Exemption--Aliquippa & Ohio River 
Railroad Co., The Columbus and Ohio River Rail Road Company, The 
Mahoning Valley Railway Company, Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad 
Company, Ohio Central Railroad, Inc., The Pittsburgh & Ohio Central 
Railroad Company, Ohio Southern Railroad, Inc., Youngstown & Austintown 
Railroad, Inc., The Youngstown Belt Railroad Company, and The Warren & 
Trumbull Railroad Company

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of Exemption.

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SUMMARY: The Board grants an exemption, under 49 U.S.C. 10502, from the 
prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323-25 for Genesee & Wyoming 
Inc. (GWI), a noncarrier, to acquire control of Summit View, Inc. 
(Summit View), and thereby to acquire control of the 10 Class III 
railroads controlled by Summit View, pursuant to a Stock Purchase 
Agreement entered into by and between GWI and Jerry Joe Jacobson, owner 
of all Summit View shares. The transaction will be subject to the labor 
protection required by 49 U.S.C. 11326(b).

DATES: This exemption will be effective on January 29, 2009. Petitions 
to stay must be filed by January 12, 2009. Petitions to reopen must be 
filed by January 21, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring 
to STB Finance Docket No. 35177, to: Surface Transportation Board, 395 
E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, send one copy of 
pleadings to David H. Coburn, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 1330 Connecticut 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Ziembicki, (202) 245-0386 
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the 
Board's decision. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web 
site at ``http://www.stb.dot.gov.''

    Decided: December 22, 2008.

    By the Board, Chairman Nottingham, Vice Chairman Mulvey, and 
Commissioner Buttrey.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E8-30973 Filed 12-29-08; 8:45 am]
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